flashing

Definitions of flashingp. pr. & vb. n. - of Flash
2n. - The creation of an artifical flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; -- called also flushing.
2n. - Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting.
2n. - The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore its plastic condition; esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated.
2n. - A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass.
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The word "flashing" uses 8 letters: A F G H I L N S.

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Words formed by adding one letter before or after flashing (in bold), or to afghilns in any order:e - angelfishs - flashingst - fanlights